4805 The Right to Repair Act (Civil Code sections 895 et seq.) permits an indemnity suit against the supplier of a defective product by a developer who was liable to homeowners for installation of the defective product; however, under the economic loss rule, the developer may not sue for indemnity on theories of common law negligence or negligence per se.CitationGREYSTONE HOMES v MIDTEC (Defective Plumbing) 168 CA4 1194 [See: CivC 895 etseq; Expressions v Ahmanson 86 CA4 1135, T/AT 3/01; Ott v Alfa-Laval 31 CA4 1439, T/AT 3/95; Aas v Superior Court 24 C4 627, T/AT 1/01; Seely v White 63 C2 9]
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